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Thread: G5 Pro and V3

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    G5 Pro and V3

    Hi!

    We have a opportunity to uppgrade our Catalyst systems based on "old" G5 2.0 to G5 Pro.
    We are not upgrading the Catalyst software at this time.

    Any one who did this and had problems?

    Best regards
    /Abbe Westerlundh
    Spectra Stage & Event Technologies AB
    Sweden

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    Hi Abbe,
    Catalyst V3 and V4 work fine on the Dual G5 computers. You should have no problems with installing the software. If you are running OS X 10.3... I would make sure it is 10.3.9. If you are running 10.4 Tiger then 10.4.6., and 10.4.7. are fine. So far 10.4.8 seems fine.
    Leah Durrett
    Catalyst Guru
    CatalystGirl@gmail.com

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    We just did a Upgrade from one of our systems to a MacPro Dual 2.66 XEON.

    All work out OK, no issues, the Catalyst 4 is a Universal Binary software, so works without any problems...

    the only thing, is the new mac is a PCI-e slot cards, so any boards you may have on your G5 will not fit on the new computer, you need to buy new ones, I do not know which components you hav, but like in my case I needed to get a new Blackmagic card PCI-e.

    Works OK... the best thing on the MacPros is the Inside DRIVE Bays, we did a RAID config SATA2 with 3 Drives, we are reaching real 180 Mb/s

    Gian
    Gian
    Ibeam SP
    SP, Brasil

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    Mac Pro is not the Dual G5 you're talking about or is it ? Will v3 work on intel machines ?

    Quote Originally Posted by CatalystGirl
    Hi Abbe,
    Catalyst V3 and V4 work fine on the Dual G5 computers. You should have no problems with installing the software. If you are running OS X 10.3... I would make sure it is 10.3.9. If you are running 10.4 Tiger then 10.4.6., and 10.4.7. are fine. So far 10.4.8 seems fine.

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    Yes, as long as it is a Universal Binary build. The title line on the software should say something like Catalyst V3.32_H26_UB

    V3 and V4 both work on the intell mac computers.
    Leah Durrett
    Catalyst Guru
    CatalystGirl@gmail.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gian
    We just did a Upgrade from one of our systems to a MacPro Dual 2.66 XEON.
    Works OK... the best thing on the MacPros is the Inside DRIVE Bays, we did a RAID config SATA2 with 3 Drives, we are reaching real 180 Mb/s

    Gian
    What speed/size of drive are you using?
    Which RAID software/version?
    I'm assuming you have a fourth drive doing system software and the RAID for content?

    Thanks

    -Scott

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    We are using 3 SATA2 250 Mb each, inside the trays of the new MacPro, that gives me something arround 700 Gb. and each one is set as SATA2 3Gb/s.
    I set up those as a RAID 0 config, using the MAC OS X RAID Software, bult in on the Apple OS system. We have other 2 MACS using MAC OS X RAID Soft, and works great.
    You are correct, we also have the fourth drive ( another 250 Mb SATA) with the system, MAC OS X, Catalyst etc... and the RAID config is just for Content.
    Gian
    Gian
    Ibeam SP
    SP, Brasil

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    Just forgot, all drives are 7200 rpm
    Gian
    Ibeam SP
    SP, Brasil

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    How much RAM have you installed.
    I have spent the last couple of days setting up my new Macpro, the challenge I am finding is that no one is stocking the RAM, I just have the base gig at this point, which obviously needs to go up...

    Thanks for the advice on the Apple RAID, I have set mine up the same ( but using 3-500gig Western Digital drives... just under 1.4 TB of usable space...

    -s

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    Quote Originally Posted by CatalystGirl
    Yes, as long as it is a Universal Binary build. The title line on the software should say something like Catalyst V3.32_H26_UB

    V3 and V4 both work on the intell mac computers.
    there isnt a universal binary build of v3

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